We attended our annual Capital City Gymnastics team picnic on Sunday. We had a fantastic evening, though it was quite cool. It was much better than it would have been last week in the 40 mph winds. This year was a bit different, Duane decided to get new foam cubes for their jump pit, so he held a creative contest for the girls to create a sculpture using 5 cubes each. Emily made a gymnast. They all were very cute. Unfortunately after hard work and dedication, Emily didn’t win. Congrats to Mandy and her gym girl as well!

She’s caught the Olympic bug!  After watching Shawn Johnson and Nastia Lukin, she’s ramped up her training time to 9 hours IN the gym and @12 hours OUT of gym practicing and working on core body strength.  No matter where she’s at, she’s doing gymnastics…. a Husker tailgate party, our front yard, neighborhood gatherings, school, Sam’s Club….. you name it and she’s attracting people’s attention with her moves. The latest feat, a back walkover on the high beam, which mind you is a mere 4″ wide.   It’s breathtaking!  After taking gold this summer at the Cornhusker State Games for All-Around & Bars, her next step is the normal season, think she’ll rock the State this fall.